tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post2756621115441238874..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: Please Buy My Mulch, Er, I Mean, Please Read My BookJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-17159541480549964642013-02-20T17:44:36.862-05:002013-02-20T17:44:36.862-05:00Yes. We're upbeat, now. It took a while, thoug...Yes. We're upbeat, now. It took a while, though. But like everything else that's kinda crummy--there's always a good story to tell laterJody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-23674467582859699472013-02-19T18:53:58.661-05:002013-02-19T18:53:58.661-05:00I'm glad you and your son are so upbeat about ...I'm glad you and your son are so upbeat about it, but I have to say it's rather unfair of the team to hold their fundraiser BEFORE they make the cuts and finalize the team! But it's true that in writing we pay plenty of dues long before we get called off the bench.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-374440519822211502013-02-16T17:08:24.481-05:002013-02-16T17:08:24.481-05:00Okay. Thanks again!Okay. Thanks again!Aria Glazkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566964877939697962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-53440897393066882722013-02-16T08:58:04.023-05:002013-02-16T08:58:04.023-05:00Look into joining the organization for your genre ...Look into joining the organization for your genre and going to their events. I belong to SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators). They have regional chapters and lots of resources for writers, and I imagine that other groups do too. One of my writing friends belongs to a Fantasy group and another is in a Romance writers' group. I'm always toying with the idea of going to another retreat. I went to one put on by the Highlights Foundation years ago and it was a big turning point for me. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-56655940482905423462013-02-15T22:19:58.797-05:002013-02-15T22:19:58.797-05:00Thanks for the advice! Are there any great confer...Thanks for the advice! Are there any great conferences you went to that you'd recommend? <br /><br />& thanks for 'liking' my page on Facebook! :)Aria Glazkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566964877939697962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-85593964364592612552013-02-15T08:22:33.086-05:002013-02-15T08:22:33.086-05:00Thanks, Aria. And good question--something I reall...Thanks, Aria. And good question--something I really struggled with. The authors I asked were all people I had had some kind of correspondence with already. I'd read and reviewed books of theirs long before I got my deal and they'd been very gracious to me. Still, it was hard to ask! My advice to you, if you are just starting out, is to link up with people in the writing community now. Review books. Follow writers on Twitter. Like their Facebook author pages. Comment on their websites, etc. Go to conferences and book signings. (I met Mike Mullin at a signing and he was ridiculously nice.) <br />Good luck!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-65218293425325893532013-02-14T21:21:03.271-05:002013-02-14T21:21:03.271-05:00This is probably the most interesting post that...This is probably the most interesting post that's largely about mulch I've ever read (we sold wrapping paper at weird times of year for our orchestra way back when). <br /><br />Still, I was wondering, as an aspiring writer – who's admittedly getting ahead of herself – how did you choose which authors to contact and how did you contact them? Did you simply reach out through their public sites?Aria Glazkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566964877939697962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-54869826082480016282013-02-13T08:55:01.776-05:002013-02-13T08:55:01.776-05:00I know, right? I love this little town. Nobody els...I know, right? I love this little town. Nobody else seems to think the mulch thing is strange. And thanks about the blurbs. I don't know why I keep being surprised about how awesome the YA writing community is. Coolest, most generous and supportive people I know. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-50929244077439981872013-02-13T08:53:07.839-05:002013-02-13T08:53:07.839-05:00Aww, shucks. Thanks, Jennifer. Aww, shucks. Thanks, Jennifer. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-38266022396644758352013-02-13T08:47:20.659-05:002013-02-13T08:47:20.659-05:00Thanks, Caroline. I just hopped over to your blog ...Thanks, Caroline. I just hopped over to your blog and I love it! And looks like we are fellow Sept. debuts! Very coolJody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-43969899163067792332013-02-12T20:18:20.856-05:002013-02-12T20:18:20.856-05:00And there is the comfort that a book is ever so mu...And there is the comfort that a book is ever so much better than mulch. Mulch! What are those lacrossians thinking? And then to cut the kid who sold dirt for the team. Yipes. There's probably a story idea tucked in there about the cruelties of team organizers.<br /><br />I loved the blurbs. Much better than mulch.Karrie Zylstra-Mytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674409615862231954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-85235736752462013812013-02-12T19:43:11.929-05:002013-02-12T19:43:11.929-05:00I agree with Caroline...hero! And you're prett...I agree with Caroline...hero! And you're pretty cool, too, Jody! J. Albert Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168128973413344329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-41509700893226409212013-02-12T17:42:34.968-05:002013-02-12T17:42:34.968-05:00Your son is a hero! Selling girl scout cookies was...Your son is a hero! Selling girl scout cookies was awful enough... I cannot even imagine how miserable it must be to be a door-to-door mulch salesman. (And congrats on those blurbs!)Caroline Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385667072451287319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-55332676924800723672013-02-12T17:36:40.397-05:002013-02-12T17:36:40.397-05:00Yeah, so I glossed over a few things. IE: how you ...Yeah, so I glossed over a few things. IE: how you refused to sell mulch junior year. And how we bought FORTY bags... It's that time of year again. Don't you sorta miss it? Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-63960116850005917972013-02-12T17:10:18.872-05:002013-02-12T17:10:18.872-05:00Actually, due to a clerical error on my part, I on...Actually, due to a clerical error on my part, I only sold 199 bags of mulch that year, remember? That was disappointingAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640515924853798199noreply@blogger.com